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The Greatest Generation

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

THE GREATEST GENERATION Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." The year was 1940, and it would be called the fulcrum of America in the 20th century. The nation was balanced precariously between the darkness of the Great Depression on one side and ...read more

Tags: America

Generations And The Bible  PRO

Contributed by Billy Nale on Oct 19, 2009

GENERATIONS AND THE BIBLE A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Baptist

Loyalty Is Faithfulness, And Effort, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Loyalty is faithfulness, and effort, and enthusiasm. It is common ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Story Of Faith Hope

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

THE STORY OF FAITH HOPE Myah Hope was given the news that she was pregnant. Like most mothers to be, she dreamed of what giving birth to a child and raising them would be like. But when she was 19 weeks pregnant, she was told that something was wrong with her baby's head. The doctor said that ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Denomination: Methodist

Charles Swindoll Says, "To Walk By Faith Does Not ...  PRO

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 24, 2001

Charles Swindoll says, “To walk by faith does not mean that we stop thinking. To trust God does not imply becoming slovenly or lazy or apathetic. What a distortion of biblical faith! You and I need to trust God for our finances, but that is no license to spend foolishly. You and I ought to trust ...read more

Tags: Story, Faith, Faith General, Funny

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Expects From God What Is Beyond All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation. ...read more

Tags: Faith General, God Brings Hope

Faith Is The First Step You Must Take To Receive ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

Faith is the first step you must take to receive mercy from God. Faith is not just believing God exists, it is acting on that belief. It is staking your entire eternity on the offer God ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works, Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

R. Kent Hughes, In His Book, James—faith ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Miano on Apr 21, 2001

R. Kent Hughes, in his book, James—Faith That Works, shares this story. "It is said that Napoleon, while looking at some papers, let slip the bridle of his horse, which reared so that the Emperor was in danger. A corporal of the grenadiers leaped forward and caught the bridle, bringing the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, 2 Kings 25:27-30

Tags: Faith General, Examples Of Faith, Assurance

Denomination: *other

Is There Hope For The Next Generation Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2013

IS THERE HOPE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF EVANGELICALS? Russell Moore recounts a conversation with the evangelical theologian Carl Henry. As Moore and some of his friends were lamenting the miserable shape of the church, they asked Dr. Henry if he saw any hope in the coming generation of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-15, Acts 2:47, Romans 8:31-36, Proverbs 20:21, Luke 8:22-25, Matthew 16:18  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: God Brings Hope

Faith Based Initiatives: In An Effort To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Faith Based Initiatives: In an effort to jump-start his Faith-Based Initiatives, President Bush created the $30M Compassion Capital Fund available for faith organizations committed to addressing social issues in our country. This amount could grow to $100M next year. Now, more than ever, ...read more

Tags: Church General

Faith Isn't Comfortable

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 29, 2009

FAITH ISN'T COMFORTABLE "You will never learn faith in comfortable surroundings. God gives us the promises in a quiet hour; God seals our covenants with great and gracious words, then He steps back and waits to see how much we believe; then He lets the tempter come, and the test seems to ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Christian Church

Every Life Is A Profession Of Faith, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Faith Is Realizing That I Am Useful To God Not In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Faith is realizing that I am useful to God not in spite of my scars but because of ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Holy Spirit Attributes, God In The Hardships

Faith Is Unutterable Trust In God, Trust Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Faith General, Faith, Assurance, Trust  (view more)  (view less)

Hebrews 11:1 "Now Faith Is Being Sure Of What We ...  PRO

Contributed by Roz Mason on Jan 14, 2003

Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." A number of years ago one of the young men in my youth group bought a 1956 Ford pick-up truck. It didn’t run at the time and hasn’t since. He was going to fix the truck up and started to accumulate ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Methodist

Faithfulness In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

Faithfulness in Battle John Wesley once said: "Give me a hundred men who love nothing but God and hate nothing but sin, and I will shake the whole world for Christ." It doesn’t take many… but it does take someone who decides to be faithful. In December 1944, the German army launched an unexpected ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:12

Tags: War, Snow

Faith

Contributed by John Hardwick on Aug 1, 2015

Faith, as a mustard seed, is when it’s raining enough to need the windshield wipers once a minute, but not enough to set it on auto. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Faith, Amazing Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith

Contributed by Darryl Womack on Dec 17, 2015

In the movie called the Matrix there is one of the best encouragements to share our Faith with others that I have ever seen. The Spiritual leader of that rag tag bunch goes by the name of Morpheus and the young deliverer who he believes is the promised one goes by the name of Neo. Needless to say ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:5

Tags: Evangelism, Faith, Matrix

Denomination: Baptist

Faith

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2022

“In the last resort faith is an act of will, inspired by love. Our love may be chilled and our will eroded by the spectacle of the shortcomings, folly, and even sins of the Church and its ministers, but I do not think that one who ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, John 20:27

Tags: Salvation, Belief, Doubt, Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

In The Time I Have Spent Studying History, I Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Jul 17, 2001

In the time I have spent studying history, I have learned that Alexander Graham Bell was no different. When Bell developed improvements in the telegraph, creating the harmonic telegraph, many said that his work was a waste of time, effort, and money. It can’t be done. When he improved the ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Endurance, Faith

Denomination: Methodist